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Starbucks at 874 Commonwealth Avenue. The unionized store is one of 200 across the country that went on strike Thursday to bring attention to staffing and scheduling issues. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

BU students campaign to replace campus Starbucks

Kiera Mcdonald November 17, 2023
Boston University College Democrats and other organizations launched a national effort at BU in solidarity with union workers on Red Cup Day, one of the busiest days of the year for Starbucks, to remove the chain from college campuses. 
March For Our Lives Co-Founder David Hogg and WBUR Senior Political Reporter Anthony Brooks. Hogg, a Highland Park survivor, recently spoke at CitySpace. HUI-EN LIN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

March For Our Lives co-founder David Hogg speaks at WBUR CitySpace

Haiyi Bi March 30, 2023
Hogg spoke with senior political reporter Anthony Brooks at WBUR CitySpace on Monday night.
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley celebrating her congressional victory in 2018.

PREVIEW: Meet the 2021 Commencement ceremony speakers

Daily Free Press Staff May 13, 2021
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley and Moderna founder Noubar Afeyan are among this year's speakers.
boston university college democrats spring panel

BU College Democrats hold annual Spring panel, discuss activism

Vanessa Bartlett April 16, 2021
Faculty and activists discussed the experiences and challenges faced when organizing for change.
Remo’s virtual meeting platform. Ahead of SPLASH 2.0 Saturday, Boston University’s Student Activities Office will address technological issues on Remo that created problems for SPLASH participants during the Fall. ILLUSTRATION BY HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Virtual SPLASH 2.0 to change format from Fall

Katarzyna Jezak January 29, 2021
Boston University’s SPLASH — the biannual student activities fair — will host its second virtual iteration on Zoom Saturday.
Students from Boston University College Democrats, Up to Us and BU College Republicans at a fiscal policy debate in 2018. BU’s different political organizations have varying opinions on this year’s presidential election results. SERENA YU/ DFP FILE

Student political organizations stay active as they accept presidential results

Madison Mercado November 16, 2020
Student political organizations at BU hold mixed opinions on this year’s presidential election results and plan to continue meeting to discuss politics while engaging with the BU community.
Boston University Democrats encourage voting by handing out stickers and buttons at the Boston Public Library Tuesday afternoon. PHOTO BY JENNA MANTO/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Berklee initiative uses music to encourage students to vote

Maddie Domenichella November 8, 2017

Acoustic guitar, pristine vocals and other soothing sounds echoed across City Hall Plaza on Tuesday during Election Day as college students performed outside of the polling station on Congress Street...

HAGERTY: Breaking the echo chamber to preserve the First Amendment

HAGERTY: Breaking the echo chamber to preserve the First Amendment

Grace Hagerty November 20, 2016

Amaryllis Fox, a former CIA counterterrorism agent, spoke with Al Jazeera Plus in June and had some valuable insights. “The only real way to disarm your enemy is to listen to them,” she said. “If...

Kayyem leads in College Democrats poll by 39.5 percent

Daily Free Press Admin April 13, 2014

Although a recent WBUR poll has shown Democratic gubernatorial candidate Martha Coakley leading the polls against her Republican opponent Charlie Baker, Democratic candidate Juliette Kayyem won the plurality...

OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS: BU College Democrats on student loan debt

Daily Free Press Admin November 6, 2012

In efforts to gain perspectives from students of Democratic and Republican political affiliations, The Daily Free Press asked BU College Democrats and BU College Republicans to answer the following question:...

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